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“ It [the movie art form] combines so many other art forms, as do theater and opera, but the essence of cinema is editing. It's the combination of what can be extraordinary images, images of people during emotional moments, or just images in a general sense, but put together in a kind of alchemy. A number of images put together a certain way become something quite above and beyond what any of them are individually. ”

— Francis Ford Coppola

Source

• Staff (June 17, 1995). "Francis Ford Coppola Interview: Filmmaker, Producer and Screenwriter". Academy of Achievement. American Academy of Achievement. Retrieved 2007-12-26.